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Max Jeganathan

This final section shifts from big ideas to everyday action. It presents four practical ways to step out of the traps of modern freedom, inviting us to reflect on how small changes can move us towards a life with more intention, purpose and connection.

(Part III of The Freedom Trap with Max Jeganathan)

Slow Down And Pay Attention (0:00 – 0:33)
  1. How intentional are you in the way you spend your time and money?
  2. Who’s approach to time and money do you respect the most? Why?
  3. Why do you think so much of modern life is driven by quick, impulsive decision making?
  4. What strategies, routines or practices can help you to make more intentional choices?

 

Limit Choices For A Simpler Life (0:34 – 0:57)
  1. What aspects of your life do you wish were simpler?
  2. Who inspires you with their simpler approach to life? What do they value?
  3. If you only had capacity to do one thing this week, what would be your priority?
  4. What three things could you do to make your life simpler?

 

Being Kind (0:58 – 1:19)
  1. How does kindness challenge the values and priorities of the world?
  2. Who is the kindest person you know?
  3. If someone looked at your life this week, how much love and kindness would they see?
  4. What limits our capacity to be kind and loving to others?

 

Investing In Relationships (1:20 – 1:49)
  1. What is the best thing you already do for your relationships?
  2. What does building healthy relationships cost us? Are they always worth it?
  3. Why do you think we sometimes take the people closest to us for granted?
  4. Who is one person that could really benefit from your care and attention at the moment?

 

 

Check out the rest of the ‘The Freedom Trap’ resources.

 

 

Priyan Max Jeganathan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity. A former lawyer and political & policy adviser, Max was educated at the Australian National University and the University of Oxford. You can read Max’s book ‘The Freedom Trap’ to further unpack the ideas that are introduced in this clip.